Sunday, April 17, 2016

A new anti-Donald Trump ad campaign launched Friday imagines New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie crying for help as he stands next to the Republican presidential candidate he endorsed.

In one billboard, Christie flanks Trump in a widely mocked photo of the governor looking positively morose after his endorsement of the billionaire. A thought bubble with “HELP” floats over Christie’s head.

Bridges Over Politics for New Jersey, the group behind the ads across Christie’s state, are urging the governor to condemn Trump’s rhetoric, which the group says is hateful, sexist, and racist.

"We've seen, over the past few months, this growth of sexist, racist, hateful rhetoric," Aaron Keyak, the group's founder, told TPM. "This isn’t within the bounds of regular public discourse. We don’t want this to become the new normal."

Keyak said Bridges is focusing on Christie because he "used to be a responsible Republican." He also said the group is prepared to continue the campaign "well into" next year, but would pull the ads "tomorrow" if Christie were to "forcefully and consistently" denounce Trump's rhetoric.

Yeah, that'll happen.

And I just have to point out that Christie has never been a "responsible Republican." He's always been a bullying jackass, just like Trump. He's just a little bit savvier about how he goes about it.